dubcnea

well, it's done. first thoughts (since i've driven it maybe 2 miles):

1. it's louder than i thought it'd be

2. but even though it's louder, it's not rice whiney....i like that

3. it's fairly even sounding up to about 4k rmp, then it seems to thin out a little

4. the muffler looks 10x better than the stock one....i'm more than pleased with that

5. the idle sound is soothing, not annoying

6. at acceleration, the sound is more towards that of a v6 then a 4 cylinder.


so overall, so far, in the first hour of doneness (word?), i'm happy with it. cost me 150 bux to have it put on, so a total of $290 when it's all said and done. much better than the $425 i was quoted the first time around. it was worth the wait to order the muffler online. i'll try to get a sound file for a download if any are interested. i'll take pics later on today and put them up of what it looks like from the rear.

JLintheTL

how are you going to make a thread without pics?? C'mon man stop teasing, you've been here long enough.

UnsanePyro

Mizouse

dubcnea

haha, i knew i'd catch some grief for doing no pics, but i wanted to get it out before i even had the camera handy. ok, so now i have pics:




and then this is what the new pipe looks like....you can see most of to the cat:



so that's that. all opinions/expressions/etc. are welcome. you can be brutally honest with me about it, i'm fine. i enjoy constructive criticism. i'm still gonna try to get a sound file on here for y'all. just not sure i have anything that can catch anything with decent quality.

naba2002

looks good man, any noticable gain in hp/ tourqe?

dubcnea

funny you should ask, because for some reason everyone in the city picked today to drive. i haven't had a chance to get on it except in a parking lot for 2 seconds. tonite i will try to see if it has more get up and go. plus take it on the interstate to see what it sounds like.

Mizouse

looks nice

dubcnea

thank you so it turns out that it's a bit loud heh. go figure. so if i'm not satisfied with how it sounds...as per get used to it, etc...see if it tones down, then i'm gonna see what can be done. it's not horrible, so that's why i'm teetering (sp?) on what i shall do next.

187_FAQ

very clean great choice

UnsanePyro

Any more shots of it? From the ones you posted it looks like it sticks out a little far and hangs a ltitle far down, but looks nice.

dubcnea

i'll take some more at different angles to give you a better look

Vincent

That's exactly what I was thinking...

Also, I think that's the stupidest looking exhaust system I've ever seen!

Just kidding.

It looks great! Very clean and I love how it looks like a big a$$, duel barrel shotgun.

I am interested in a sound file, if you can get one up.

KaMLuNg

iTrader: (5)

if u worried about the sound then why not get a resonator... it will deepen the sound alot..

dubcnea

there is one on there stock, but they took that off cuz it looked like crap. i may have to have one put back on when i can afford one.

longeye23s

i like it, im thinking about putting a dual exhuast with the same dual ehuast tip after putting the lip kit, or maybe not.

dubcnea

well i'm gonna call em tomorrow and see what they can do. i went for a psuedo-long trip today, and it was bad. too much of a loud hum. after 3500 rpm it sounds super good...like higher rpms makes it sound very strong, but then back to the hum. they threw my resonator away, so i don't really wanna buy another one, so maybe if i bitch, i can get them to cut me a deal.

dubcnea

well they still have my old resonator...so that's going back on this week. i sure hope it helps....it's just too loud the way it is now. it's one of those things that's cool for a little while, then just becomes a psuedo-annoyance.

dubcnea

k, feel like i'm talkin to myself here :P but anyways...i got my resonator put back on, and although i didn't get a chance to get any sound files before, i got some now...well kinda. the only way i knew how to get em was with my camera, and so i'm just gonna post the vids. i couldn't figure out how to rip the audio. and using my mic to record from speakers makes it sound like crap. so here are the links....i hope you enjoy (btw....please don't mind the broken beretta in the background )

at idle

revving

Ken1997TL

I think i know why I can get away without a resonator on my car, I still have the stock muffler (which is heavily baffled)

dubcnea

i agree. the resonator is just a muffler jr.

Haikoo

I like how it sounds....

Acurasnake

it looks good!!

i kept my resonator on too! for some reason i'm not able to download the sound files. i want to hear how it sounds compared to the Remus muffler. let me try to see if i can do sound files!

dubcnea

thanks all if the link didn't work, please keep trying....my server may have gone down for a bit. they are full vid files btw.

TheRushinConcussion

there's a whole lot more info on this over at www.a c u r a w o r l d.com

veddajones

I love the sound of the exhaust!!!!!!!

What kind of exhaust is that??

dubcnea

new bent pipe and then a magnaflow muffler. don't forget....keep the resonator

nick96acuratl

looks good and sounds nice. i want one too now.

dubcnea

i suggest getting the muffler online......you can get it for like 1/2 price.

nick96acuratl

i need a credit card though which i dont have... so that means i have to wait..

dubcnea

parents come in handy